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Hello all,Im trying to convince my talented photographer friend to switch from her outdated Olympus dslr to a Canon 5D Mark II (She cant afford the extra for the MkIII).Here simple question was "do professionals use the MkII?".I said lots and jumped on google but found it impossible to find a list of famous professionals who currently or recently used this camera.So if you know of any please reply with name and link to they're site if possible and I'll compile a list

Quoting Jeff Ascough: The number of truly brilliant photographers across the globe that use the camera daily in all sorts of disciplines and locations is testament to how good a camera it is. I have used a pair of 5D Mark II’s since launch date in 2008 and I had a pre-production camera before that. It is small, light, well-built and has the best files from any camera. Period.

Vincent Laforet used one of course (along with all other Canon bodies). Of course most successful professionals have surely upgraded by now, but it's without a doubt a professional camera and an absolute steal at the used prices it's been selling for recently.

Vincent Laforet used one of course (along with all other Canon bodies). Of course most successful professionals have surely upgraded by now, but it's without a doubt a professional camera and an absolute steal at the used prices it's been selling for recently.

I'm trying to remember if it's him or Shane Halibut that won't upgrade to the 5DIII because they say the video is the exact same and its not worth the extra price for them. But yeah, the 5dII was used to shoot a theatrically released movie: Act of Valor

You haven't mentioned what your photographer friend shoots (subject). For a camera that is brilliant out in the field, the Oly pro DSLR's are hard to beat, especially coupled with their SHG optics. I never dust-spotted a singe image from 2003-2010 (over 500,000 images shot), with travels around the country and Europe including some very dusty race tracks.We switched over to Canon in the fall of 2010, as I was doing the majority of in-studio work as well as needing the capabilities of tilt-shift lenses. Dust is a major issue on my 1Ds MkIII & 5D MkII, especially when shooting for catalog with smaller apertures on plain backgrounds.Just remember, it's just a tool, and getting the right one for the job at hand is the priority, no matter the make! If I had the extra money, I would add an E-5 and a handful of lenses in a heartbeat for my travel and inclement weather work.